If it’s been awhile since your home has been renovated, you might be wondering if it’s time to do it now. Homes should typically be renovated about once every 15 or 20 years, but that number can change depending on how big your last renovation was and how well your home currently functions for you. Here are a few factors that will let you know it’s time to undertake a home renovation.
Your home is outdated.
If your last home renovation was done 20 years ago, chances are your home currently includes many features that are ancient at this point. Home trends come and go just like all other trends, so the inside and outside of your home is probably stuck in the wrong decade if you haven’t renovated in a while. To fix this, you should have a renovation done immediately and bring everything up to the modern times.
Your home doesn’t function as well as it used to.
Many of today’s homes are very open and airy, which is more conducive to the modern American lifestyle. Older homes don’t feature this same open layout, and as a result, they often don’t function very well. It can be hard to use a closed-off kitchen or a tiny bathroom, and it can make it difficult for you and your family to coexist. Renovating your home will fix this problem and allow your home to be more functional overall.
Your home doesn’t look nice anymore.
Just like anything else, a home will start to look worn out if you don’t renovate it. The carpeting will fade, the paint on the walls will look dull, and everything from your kitchen countertops to the doors within your home will turn into eyesores. Renovating your home will freshen it up and make it look more aesthetically pleasing.
Do you get the sense your home could benefit from a renovation? Call Scott Merle Builders Inc. at 315-409-4124 today to see how we can help renovate your home right away and make it look great again.